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Good morning and welcome to Friday's The Daily Money. This is Betty Lin-Fisher. Each Friday, I will bring you a consumer-focused edition of this newsletter.
You've heard of porch pirates, but have you heard of obituary pirates? Fake obituaries are showing up online and the scam is not aiming at who you would expect. It's an old scam with a modern twist, a security expert told me.
Find out more in my story.
Did grocery stores raise prices during pandemic?
Large grocery stores exploited product shortages and raised prices during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Trade Commission says.
The grocery giants used their power and leverage to widen their advantage over smaller competitors, the agency said.
Find out what has happened to food prices in this story from my colleague, Paul Davidson.
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